# Overview of DOS Commands

Before you use the Command Line Tools in Windows, you should be familiar with using the command line interface in a Command Prompt window. The table below describes some of the basic DOS commands. For a complete list, open a Command Prompt window and type: help
For more information about any of the commands, or to see additional parameters, type: help command name

Note: When you are using DOS commands, you can use either lower- or uppercase letters.

## Table of DOS Commands

Command | Description
--- | ---
dir | List the files in the directory
cd directory name | Change to the specified directory
mkdir directory name -or- md directory name | Create the specified directory
rmdir directory name -or- rd directory name | Remove the specified directory
move filename [filename]... directory name | Move the specified files to the specified directory
move directory1 directory2 | Rename directory1 as directory2
ren file1 file2 | Rename file1 as file2
copy file1 file2 | Copy the contents of file1 to file2
del filename | Delete the specified file
fc file1 file2 | Compare file1 with file2 and display the differences
more filename | Display the contents of the specified file one screen at a time
CTRL+c | Stop the current process
CTRL+s | Pause screen scrolling
print filename | Print the specified file